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Monday, April 22, 2024

A TINY CHEIRAOBA


Lai Chakluk

          On 13th April, we celebrated this year's Cheiraoba by preparing an all-vegetarian Meitei meal of 13 contemporary dishes. We offered prayers and spent a lovely day with family and some new friends.

 

          Cheiraoba is a traditional festival observed by the Meiteis on the first day of the Sajibu month according to the lunar calendar. This year, Cheiraoba was on 9th April, 2024, but due to no holiday here in Lucknow, we celebrated it on the 13th.


          Cheiraoba away from home is always special, as we get to celebrate our culture and traditions. We dressed up in traditional khudei and fanek, feeling like we were at home. However, the recent incidents in Manipur since 3rd May 2023 cast a shadow over the day.

 

          Cheiraoba reminds us of our Meitei identity, but we need more than that to ensure a better future for Manipur. Every person in Manipur needs to take responsibility for a lasting solution. May this New Year bring peace and harmony in the state.

 

Here are the 13 dishes we prepared:

1. Laphu Eromba

2. Champhut (Mairen, Hawai Ashangbi)

3. Allu Bora

4. Paphor

5. Uti Ashangba

6. Hawai Kangtak Thongba

7. Singju (Yongchak, Kobi)

8. Kanghou (Khamen, Mangal, Allu)

9. Hei Thongba (Kihom)

10. Mahi Thongba

11. Kheer

12. Kobi Shak

13. Salad (Cucumber, Carrot, Beetroot)


Salad (Cucumber, Carrot, Beetroot)


Allu Bora


Paphor


Kobi Shak


Kheer


Mahi Thongba


Laphu Eromba


Hei Thongba (Kihom)


Kanghou


Champhut (Mairen, Hawai Ashangbi)


Singju (Yongchak, Kobi)


Uti Ashangba


Kangtak Thongba


Chakluk


Athenpot




Ladies, few of them are in traditionak phanek.


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